Where
Every Trader Joe's opening, on the map
The wash is where US retail is opening overall. The dots are this brand — drag the timeline to watch them land.
The full report finds the trade areas that look like the ones Trader Joe's already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic.
US locations
As of Q3 2026
Net new stores
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
Verified new locations
8 quarters · Q4 2024 → Q3 2026
Individually verified openings, not a count difference.
Latest quarter
1 quarter, against the quarter before it
+6.4 new locations last quarter vs +6.9 the quarter before
This brand's index coverage is still maturing, so growth percentages are withheld — the counts shown are individually verified store openings.
Trader Joe's
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter — the shape is the growth rate, not the store count.
Rankings
The fastest-growing chains in Grocery & Convenience
Ranked by acceleration — opening faster now than they were a year ago.
Placing Trader Joe's in its category…
Rankings exclude companies whose entire rise lands in a single quarter — that pattern is a change in data coverage, not expansion.
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Click any company to compare it against Trader Joe's — the chart, the metric table and the link at the bottom of this page all follow.
Compare
Trader Joe's against anyone
Indexed to 100 at the first quarter, so a 300-store chain and a 3,000-store chain are the same shape. Trader Joe's plus up to 4 others.
Who
Who to call at Trader Joe's
The people behind this brand's growth — real estate first.
Real estate
Leadership
Bryan Palbaum
Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Knowing how fast Trader Joe's is growing is half of it. The other half is where they should open next.
We'll find the trade areas that look like the ones Trader Joe's already wins in — demographics, co-tenancy, traffic, and the specific neighbourhoods that match.